Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Bhutan
Bhutan: Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex was 19 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Bhutan, 1990–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Bhutan is 19, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 137.5% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Bhutan peaked at 33 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2003.
Bhutan ranks 149th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20 | — |
| 1991 | 12 | -40.0% |
| 1992 | 27 | +125.0% |
| 1993 | 19 | -29.6% |
| 1994 | 20 | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 16 | -20.0% |
| 1996 | 12 | -25.0% |
| 1997 | 7 | -41.7% |
| 1998 | 11 | +57.1% |
| 1999 | 13 | +18.2% |
| 2000 | 18 | +38.5% |
| 2001 | 19 | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 | -73.7% |
| 2004 | 15 | +200.0% |
| 2005 | 11 | -26.7% |
| 2006 | 9 | -18.2% |
| 2007 | 14 | +55.6% |
| 2008 | 18 | +28.6% |
| 2009 | 16 | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 32 | +100.0% |
| 2012 | 33 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 24 | -27.3% |
| 2015 | 12 | -50.0% |
| 2016 | 9 | -25.0% |
| 2017 | 13 | +44.4% |
| 2018 | 9 | -30.8% |
| 2019 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 19 | +137.5% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 19 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 607, 3% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 19 is below the median for South Asia, which is 595, 3% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.7 | 7 | 27 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.4 | 5 | 19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.33 | 8 | 33 | 9 |
| 2020s | 19 | 19 | 19 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 147 Fiji 22 compare
- 148 Barbados 21 compare
- 149 Solomon Islands 19 compare
- 149 United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) 19 compare
- 152 Grenada 16 compare
- 152 Montenegro 16 compare
More development goals data for Bhutan
- Red List Index 0.899 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 905.51 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 184.78 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 16 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 30 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 30 (2025)
- Infant deaths 136 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Bhutan?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Bhutan was 19 in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 33 in 2012.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2003.
- How does Bhutan rank for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex?
- Bhutan ranks 149th out of 193 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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